. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/319 
5 June 2007  
 (07-2299) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health – SDA / Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Rice seed ( Oryza sativa) (HS code 1006.10) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Republic of India  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 15, issued on 16 May 2007, published in the "D iário Oficial da União" (Federal Official 
Journal) Nº 95 on 18 May 2007, section 1 page 13.  The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17758  
(available only in Portuguese, a single page) 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the phytosanitary requirements 
for the import of rice seeds ( Oryza sativa ) produced in the Republic of India. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  This regulation is in accordance 
with ISPM 2, ISPM 11 and ISPM 21 guidelines. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  18 May 2007 G/SPS/N/BRA/319 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  18 May 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable. The requirements have been adopted after 
consultation with the Republic of India. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations– SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília –  DF - Brazil 
Tel: +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National notification  authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations– SRI  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília –  DF - Brazil Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br